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The Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. daily from Sunday through May 29. On May 30, the crowning of the new queens will take place at 7 p.m., followed by the recitation of the Rosary at the chapel. After the Rosary, there will be entertainment and dancing to music by Dennis Rebelo.

On May 31, the festivities begin with a parade at 9:45 a.m., starting at the hall and continuing to St. John's Catholic Church, 232 S. Adams Road, Tipton, for Mass at 10:30 a.m. Sopas will be served at the hall after Mass. There will be a live auction and scholarship winners will be announced after sopas are served. The celebration concludes with the Grand March at 7:30 p.m., followed by dancing until midnight to the music by Artesia Band 562.

The Senior Queen is Brandi Borba, 14, daughter of Eric and Caron Borba of Porterville. She is a freshman at Harmony Magnet Academy in Strathmore. One of Borba's attendants is Allison Tristao, 15, daughter of Louie and Tracy Tristao of Porterville. She is a freshman at Porterville High School. Borba's other attendant is Kaitlin Limas, 14, daughter of Matt and Kristen Limas of Tulare. She is an eighth-grade student at Live Oak Middle School.

The Junior Queens are Meghan and Morgan Mattos, 9, twin daughters of Michael and Marydonna Mattos of Hanford. They are in the fourth grade at Oak Valley Elementary School, in Tulare. The twins will be sharing the Holy Ghost Crown that their mother, aunts and grandmother used when they were junior queens. The festa also marks the 50th anniversary that their grandmother, Susanna Borba Sozinho, was the S.P.D.E.S. junior queen.

One of the Mattos' attendants is Alyssa Sozinho, 10, daughter of Matthew and Jill Sozinho of Visalia. She is a fourth-grader at St. Paul's Elementary School in Visalia. The other attendant is Kayden Meneses, 9, daughter of Joseph and Janet Meneses of Tulare. She is a fourth-grader at Oak Valley Elementary School.